Sex offender now living in North Mason

BELFAIR - Kevin Lawrence Guptil, 33, who served time in prison for multiple sex offenses, now is living in the 22000 block of NE Highway 3, according to the Mason County Sheriff's Office.

Guptil, who recently moved to Belfair, was convicted in 2008 of two counts of third-degree rape of a child and one count of second-degree child molestation. As a registered sex offender, he is required by law to report his residence.

The offenses stem from Guptil, at age 26, having intercourse with two 15-year-old girls on multiple occasions. Guptil videotaped many of the sexual encounters, a sheriff's office report states. He also was convicted of having intercourse with a 12-year-old girl the same year.

All three girls were casual acquaintances of Guptil.

The sheriff's office has assessed Guptil as a level 3 offender, the highest level given, meaning the subject is at a high risk to reoffend.

Guptil is white, 5-feet-5, 170 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. He is barred from areas where minors congregate and may not associate with minors unless supervised.